Buffalo Airways Electra Suffers A Crash Landing | Ice Pilots | Wonder 

I felt bad for Ray when I saw this - what a thing to happen weeks before retirement. Although you can't beat having 50 years flying experience on board if you have to land a crippled aircraft like that. First class work from the lads at Buffalo.

When the pandemic started, I started watching these kind of documentaries and I became addicted.

Ray's love for his job is quite apparent, in spite of his words. Well done, good sir. Because of you, everyone on board is alive to fly again. God bless.

A pilot never wants to see his plane damaged, but the crew did the very best that could be expected under the circumstances, no one was hurt.

I was technical ground crew - structural technician in the Israeli Air Force. In D-Check (heavy maintenance depot) the jets were sometimes litrally dissmantled to bits. Engines removed, wings and horizontal stabalizers dissconnected, all avionics removed, no canopy, sometimes stripped bare of all paint. To the untrained eye, not much left to look at. Pilots almost never ever went anywhere near the D-Check hangers, I was told pilots didn't feel comfortable seeing their jets in bits and pieces. Planes can be repaired and even rebuilt. Air crew are not replacable.

What an incredible landing, and what an excellent job of attempting to get that gear down. I have great respect for that crew.

After 40 years in Aviation, nothing I hated more than being told you have "X" amount of time and it HAS to be flying! That's what KILLS! I've been up for 48 hours straight to be the "HERO"! Looking back, I now realize how STUPID it was and how easy it is to make a FATAL mistake that could kill everyone on the aircraft! Just as Pilot's have duty time restrictions, so should maintenance personel! When you rush and work tired, you make mistakes!

The respect the pilots have for their plane is unmatched.

My dad died in an Electra with all his passengers due to a maintenance fault. It's good to see one end as good as this. That plane looked damn fine on the ground to me.

I had tears in my eyes watching this. In the early '60's, at 13 years old, the Electra was the first plane I had ever flown in and had a number of round trip flights in them from LA to Oakland. That was when I decided I wanted to learn to fly. Although I never got to fly an Electra, I did fly for over 20 years including the largest plane being a C-47. This plane was actually Donald Douglasses' personal plane that in 1946 he had it pulled off the C-47 line and converted it to use as his personal plane. Great memories.

Ray "You do your best, and sometimes it's not good enough." Ray, it was a mechanical issue, you did your best, and that's way better than most could do, and you saved your crew and half an airplane. Great job!

the pilot saved all lives and did the least damage to the plane he did a great job under those conditions and should be proud i congradulate him and all crew

great to see this back in service. This was the very first plane I flew on from Brisbane (YBBN) to Melbourne (YMEN) via Sydney back in 1966 when it was owned by Ansett as VH-RMA.

Watching this brought back memories, and the emotions too, of my time in Alaska during the 60s where we worked in a similar environment, and especially our gear up landing in a C-130. We saved everything but some skin. These events all start on a normal day, and then usually go downhill. In the USAF we weren't hampered by the fiscal restraints of Buffalo but the emotions were no less real. You guys are a rare breed and have my undying admiration for taking on projects that the big guys just sniff at and ignore. The inherent dangers of working with old equipment in dangerous conditions is scary but, you do it anyway because it invariably involves life issues and or survival of the company or both. You have my admiration.

Capt. Ray has "The Right Stuff"! It could have so much worse. After such an accident, it took alot of balls to get back in the saddle! Ray and Joe realized this crew had to be together again. Outstanding episode! Looks like damage to BAQ won't be terminal. Is it repairable? Way to go eh?!

I was so glad that joe was so calm with ray, because he did the best landing you could do under the situation. I hope they all thanked GOD for getting them home safe. God bless everyone.

Awesome example of keeping a cool head by a top notch flight crew! What a great episode and congrats with the excellent photography!!

As a ground crew that guides it to park with flash lights, the Electra is the most intimidating frightening plane of all planes coming at you with 4 separate 10 foot props spinning at high speed. And when looking up at pilots, you often see them with big smiles.

This is real edge-of-the-seat stuff. Ray is one heck of a pilot.

When in the ANG in California after being a crew chief engine run qualified in the USAF on C-141A's 1965-1968. I believe that I was the only taxi and runup qualified crew chief in the ANG or USAF on C-130E's. Even the Navy crew chiefs had to have a flight crew do that when we moved to the Navy air station at Mugu . At Van Nuys CA ANG we had a full simulator to qualify on. I was the only crew chief to qualify because no one else wanted the responsibility. Taxing the C-130 was a blast and I could trim the engines on my airplane when we went to the fence ( the fence deflects the prop blast) and balance the engine prop combination with the engine shop guys to get the most out of the airplane. C-130E 64-1799 a antique by todays standard. Now retired and still miss those days. Now, they don't let enlisted to do that anymore. Such a shame there are a lot of smart people in the USAF/ Navy/Army that could qualify to do that. It is and was so much fun taxiing that plane. Because of that got a lot of trips out of the US.

What a GREAT episode ! KUDOS to the whole production team for a spectacular job. And especially to the heroic men of the flight crew. Such cool under pressure is rare indeed.

Ray was a good pilot buffalo had glad he was able to land the plane and the crew wasnt hurt or even worse even people on the ground that could not have ended well if it wasnt for rays experience and his quick thinking

Scary event, but well done by the pilots to work the problem and come out with the best outcome. Great flying! Great job by the mechs to get the backup ready to fly!

I was taught to hit the brakes a bit before transiting the gear, spinning tire is larger and can jam in the doors when it is coming up.

Soon after Sean resigned and moved to another company. While I don't criticise his decision in anyway... I felt it was a pity. He had this situation under control. His decision to swap seats with the much more experienced captain was just common sense. I hope he didn't do it from a lack of confidence because from everything we saw ... he totally had this situation under control. Sean was an outstanding pilot. I hope his career continued to reflect the man.

Best show on the tube and so glad no one was hurt, I've always said those electras are nothing but trouble!

That's good you're good pilot and your got out of it safe have a good retirement

Everyone's alive, and no one's hurt. That's what mattered the most.

After all of that, the aircraft has been repaired and is still in service today!

Loved watching this!!! Good job guys and glad you were safe!!!

Great job of piloting the aircraft and glad the crew was all safe.

Amazing, no matter how much it did hurt... understandably. Professionals with real souls and hearts.

Great job guys, everybody got out !!

There's a lot of click bait on youtube, this was very real. Amazing pilot skills. Hope they get the old bird flying again.

Good Job. The airplane has done the service for so long that you don't like to lose those great memories of camaraderie with it.

that pilot be a boss!! respect. 👍👍👍

Awesome piloting by Ray, a true pilot I would fly with any day

I was a P-3A, B and C Orion Instructor Flight engineer in the US Navy for 14 years. The Electra is basically the civilian version of the Orion. I used to fly a P-3C that had done a right MLG failure to deploy landing. The Navy fixed the plane, but no matter what we did to it, it always flew 3° right wing down. I'm retired from the Navy now and I do miss the flying.

13:50 pilots are legendary

Very heartwarming story. These are real pilots....

Very experienced Pilots, Very skilled Mechanics, of Buffallo Airways. Go up sirs.

This was Worth watching. Team in Cockpit and Ground Grew. Everyone Came out safe and best bit was Each Pilot and engineer checking each other before getting back in the Air.

Have been a big fan for years...and this one was one of the best. Nice job Ray and crew...shiny side up. Glad to see you have lost some weight Mikey...one of the few things we can control. Every pound off is 9 miles less capillaries for your heart to deal with. Maybe there is a place to go swimming there...the best way to tighten it all up really. My Dad flew C-47s and C-54s in the USAF...and he sure loved that Gooney Bird.

What a professional crew, they did their job and brought the plane down in the best manner possible.

I would fly with Ray any day. Powerful stuff. God job sir.

Ray and crew one hell of a great job.

Hi Ray…been following your flying for years…always a professional and always learning. EGFH 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

Thumbs down for Google ads at touchdown, way to go. And time to sport for that L100/C130E??

I just love all the Buffalo staff and crew ... I love Joe most God bless you al...

I love the can do Attitudes and the decisions the crew made for the best outcome.

Amazing skills. Controlled!!

I'd love to work for a company like Buffalo and live up there in the far north. I also like the color scheme they use. That turquoise is so retro. That was also an awesome save. Ray saved the crew and the airplane. Considering what that plane went through the damage wasn't all that bad.

Love how those old Allison 501-D turboprops kick out the smoke...real pretty LOL

must be one of the last of these 60's turbo prop passenger liners flying.

These guys are awesome, keep up the good work we injoy very much watching your business run.

Pretty slick crash landing. No fire 😊

Lockheed Electra: BADA$$ to the bone. 💚✅

Beautiful Job... just right ! Nobody could have done anymore... and damage minimized.

I really enjoyed this episode thank you guys. 👍✌️

Love it! This is real life drama. No Hollywood BS.

That is one great pilot.!

good pilot man you saved everybody even some of the main parts of the aircraft just have a happy retirement and good memories a pilot

Total Professionals all of them & I'm really glad that they landed & were ok👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great job Guy’s landing and fixing the second Electra. ☮️

That was a superb piece of flying. Well done!

First time I’ve ever viewed this channel. Great! Ty!

Great airmanship! Everybody safe and I'm sure BAQ will live to fly another day.

This Guy is Legendary.

This has to be one of the best episodes, if not the best.

Just like watching a John Wayne film! Wow Ray.....what a hero!

*That landing was balls.* My hat is off to Ray !

Hate to hurt a friend.😕✈️ I’ve loved airplanes since I was a little kid too. I love them more now then ever… I know how he feels. Nice job Ray! 🫡

Ray one hell of a pilot!

I had to stop about 33:ish. Got tired of being hammered with phone beeps. But what a story! Ray has nothing to be ashamed of. Everybody walked away. A colorful retirement. Unclear to me when this happened. Couldn't find a date. The Winds of Fate seem to be going your way. Wish you all good luck. Thanks for sharing.

Phenomenal landing. Experience respected.

Very professional pilots..... Good job Buffalo! 👌🤙

Watched from Jamaica wear the US use to have two WW2 military bases which I have researched. I was tense all the way as I watch but glad every one is OK.

That is heck of a perfect landing capt! 💪👍👍👍👍👍

That's the most riveting episode I've seen.

Sensacional. Parabéns à Buffalo!!!!

Awesome job guys! You can't buy bravery.

And Chuck's the man!

Nicely Done Ray!

Ooh ;; I loved this bird so much

Ray you are amazing 👏 👏👏👏👏

Incredible and scary to watch an airplane crash while everybody will know it will happen. And amazing how calm and professional pilot Ray and company owner Joe McBryan are taking this.

Retired Herk FE. Been to Yellowknife a few times doing the Dew Line support missions.

This guys are not gonna stop until a disaster occurs with those old planes !!

That is a Pilot!

She got you home ! She’ll fly again

I'm here for this month watering documentary

These guys were soooo cool in a crisis. Plenty of guys would be jumping out of their skin in panic. That's experience shining through right there.

When a gear is stuck down you leave it down. Great landing!

10:45 That device that closes the gear door as the gear comes up is quite the design. Simple and cant close prior to gear retraction.

Nice flyin' there captain...

Respect!

I don't get why they start taking snow off the electra in the hangar. The melting snow is going to make the floor slippery so why not get rid of the snow before towing it into the hangar.

You guys are amazing.

Well done.

I'm the first to day on wonder , I love your video and your narrative